29 CFR § 1614.202 - Equal Pay Act.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1614.202"
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title: "29 CFR § 1614.202 - Equal Pay Act."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1614.202"
section_name: "Equal Pay Act."
chapter_name: "EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION"
part_number: "1614"
part_name: "FEDERAL SECTOR EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "29 U.S.C. 206(d), 633a, 791 and 794a; 42 U.S.C. 2000e-16, 2000ff-6(e), and 2000gg-2(e); E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; E.O. 11222, 3 CFR, 1964-1965 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 11478, 3 CFR, 1969 Comp., p. 133; E.O. 12106, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 263; Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 321."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 12646, Apr. 10, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1614.202 Equal Pay Act.

(a) In its enforcement of the Equal Pay Act, the Commission has the authority to investigate an agency's employment practices on its own initiative at any time in order to determine compliance with the provisions of the Act. The Commission will provide notice to the agency that it will be initiating an investigation.

(b) Complaints alleging violations of the Equal Pay Act shall be processed under this part.